a common one in my youth was " A feed that would choke a donkey" Now we
have grandchildren, on the rare occasion when we bring them to a restaurant,
to my shame I have trained our little 4 year old grandson what to say when
asked by the waitress what he would like, he pipes out "A feed that would
choke a donkey" It goes down a ball, I do believe we get extra helpings!

Jim in County Armagh.

Thomas and Kathleen Martin <> wrote in message
news:008801bf61df$59998da0$...
> My grandmother came from County Longford, and she used to say, "He's Irish
as Pat Murphy's pig!" They used to call me "The little aristocrat." When I
was young and we were low on food my mother used to make "Potatoes Kolcannon
(?)," which was mashed potatoes with onion and lots of butter. Was that I
real dish I wonder, or just a fantasy?
Kathleen
>